A family name on West Pender Street, Downtown
The Johnsons
In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses
The directories print six people named Johnson at five addresses in 1940, all on West Pender Street, with the close spellings Johanson, Johannson and Johansson. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 209 other streets too, all listed on the Johnson name's own page.
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Where the Johnsons lived
- 1
429 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs N G Johnson 1940
- lie G Johnson, a journalist 1940
Next door in 1940: New York Hat Wks at 427. The block, door by door
- 2
927 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- John Johnson, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: Weeks & Co Ltd at 923 and Graham Elec at 929. The block, door by door
- 3
1036 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- Frank M Johnson 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Pepper at 1028 and E A Palm at 1040. The block, door by door
- 4
1056 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- A W Johnson, a shoe repairer 1940
Next door in 1940: C S Halfnights at 1054 and A H Gwillim at 1058. The block, door by door
- 5
1432 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- Hector Johnson 1940
Next door in 1940: W Pickard at 1422 and Mrs F Stockwell at 1438. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the six: a carpenter and a journalist.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (5). Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N G Johnson at 429 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists lie G Johnson there as the householder, a journalist. The 1940 name section lists John Johnson at 927 West Pender Street, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Frank M Johnson at 1036 West Pender Street.
In 1940 the directory lists A W Johnson, a shoe repairer, at 1056 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Hector Johnson at 1432 West Pender Street.
Today
429 West Pender still has its building from before 1946, dated 1909 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 927 West Pender, 1036 West Pender, 1056 West Pender and 1432 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Johnson Mrs N G429 West Pender, p. 130
- Johnson lie G journalist429 West Pender, p. 306
- Johnson John carp927 West Pender, p. 306
- Johnson Frank M1036 West Pender, p. 306
- Johnson A W shoe repr1056 West Pender, p. 131
- Johnson Hector1432 West Pender, p. 306
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Johnsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Johnson name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Sources
Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under J. Want a name removed? Tell us.